tikam

== English == === Noun === tikam (uncountable) (Malaysia, Singapore) Alternative form of tikam-tikam. == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay tikam. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtikam/ [ˈt̪i.kam] Rhymes: -ikam Syllabification: ti‧kam === Verb === tikam (active menikam, reflexive passive tertikam, ordinary passive ditikam, imperative tikam, emphatic-jussive tikamlah) to stab Synonym: tusuk === Further reading === “tikam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Sense of gambling may be an extension of tikam-tikam "knife game" formed from reduplication of verb === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -am === Verb === menikam to stab Synonyms: tusuk, cucuk to strike i.e. with a bladed weapon's point Synonym: tujah (colloquial) to randomly select an option; to take a shot to stake in a bet, to put one's holdings at risk Synonym: taruh to draw in a lottery bertikam to fight with bladed weapons e.g. daggers ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تيكم tikam”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 95 Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تيكم tikam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 211 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tikam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 585 == Sarawak Malay == === Etymology === Related to Malay tikam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ti.kam/ (with N-prefix) IPA(key): /ni.kam/ === Verb === tikam to throw